News tagged with emergency room doctors
Study: Doctors order tests out of fear of lawsuits
(AP) -- CT scans, MRIs and other pricey imaging tests are often more for the doctor's benefit than the patient's, new research confirms.
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster
(AP) -- A new study suggests that a type of "super X-ray" can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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50 million new patients? More primary docs a must
(AP) -- When Dr. Robert Flaherty launched a private practice in 2001, he soon found himself cramming in as many patients as possible to make ends meet, leaving little time to discuss with them the steps they could take to ...
Sep 13, 2009 |
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Electronic health records are valuable but won't be a panacea
Turns out most Americans are all for moving to a comprehensive system of electronic medical records. They just don't think it's going to save us any money when it comes to health care.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
(AP) -- Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital ...
Apr 01, 2009 |
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